I mentioned it last week, and this week, it’s true.  With the falling of the Autumn leaves, comes the official falling of Sprint’s Head Honcho, CEO Gary Forsee.

Apparently the official stepping down has already taken place, and been announced by Sprint but the search for a replacement is still on, and will remain on until they are confident the perfect match has been found.  For now, “Board Member James Hance will take on Forsee’s chairman of the board role and Paul Saleh will take over as acting CEO while the board searches for a permanent replacement.”  Sounds good, and I have to be honest, I’m really excited to see what will become of Sprint with some new leadership.

Nevertheless, Forsee is done, and was sent off with these kind words:  “On behalf of the entire board and the Sprint Nextel employees, we want to thank Gary for his dedication and leadership and all of the contributions he has made since becoming chief executive of Sprint in 2003.”

Stick around for more news on this one, for anyone at all into the mobile warrior lifestyle, Sprint is a big player and this could lead to a lot of changes!

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Happy Monday friends!  Hopefully your Autumn weekend was good and you had plenty of time to rest, relax, and enjoy the changing of the seasons…if indeed your seasons change.  That said, the winds of change aren’t just hitting the weather patterns as of late, no no, looks like they have officially hit Sprint Nextel too.

That’s right, rumors are abound that Sprint Nextel might be hunting for a pretty sizable change,  like a whole new Chief Executive.  Wow.  Apparently, according to the article I read, “Poor stock performance, less than expected profits and low subscription rates are given as reasons for making an executive change.” Whatever the case may be, an 18% drop in stock rates is big, very big, and Sprint might just be looking out-of-house for their next CEO.

I guess we’ll see, but who knows, maybe a new Captain at the helm could bring some exciting new changes.  Remember, it IS the season for change, and technology might be changing right along side it.  Stay tuned!

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How long have you been sick of having to sign a lengthy one or TWO year contract whenever you decided you want mobile phone service?  How sick of paying early termination fees when you want to switch companies or get a new phone?  Yeah, me too, and yeah, join the club.

Apparently, however, that’s a club you might be able to drop out of pretty soon if you’re a Sprint Nextel customer.  According to Sprint’s chief executive Gary Forsee, “Sprint is thinking about expanding the test area for an unlimited calling plan that doesn’t require customers to sign a contract. Customers pay a monthly fee for as long as the service is required or affordable. Rivals Leap Wireless and MetroPCS already offer commitment free unlimited calling plans.”  Wow, how cool would THAT be?!

What I wonder, is how many customers that are, rightfully, shy about signing 12 to 24 month contracts would absolutely jump at this prospect.  Whether or not this is a gimmick remains to be seen, but I guess time will tell.

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